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玄武门之变

Xuánwǔménzhībiàn

Traditional: 玄武門之變

Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin [[李世民]] killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong [[唐太宗]]

Noun

Character Breakdown

玄
xuán
deep, profound, abstruse
武
wǔ
military; martial, warlike
HSK 5
门
mén
gate, door, entrance, opening
HSK 2
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
变
biàn
to change, to transform, to alter; rebel
HSK 3

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